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Arete Actors Workshop 

with Michael Yavnieli

Professional acting class. In person... and virtually.

Professional acting class. In person... and virtually.Professional acting class. In person... and virtually.Professional acting class. In person... and virtually.
Join Us

Arete Actors Workshop 

with Michael Yavnieli

Professional acting class. In person... and virtually.

Professional acting class. In person... and virtually.Professional acting class. In person... and virtually.Professional acting class. In person... and virtually.
Join Us

About Us

What We Do

How We Can Help You

How We Can Help You

We have deconstructed the elements of a classic scene study class using tried and true methods obtained from years of study with master teachers and directors. Through the exploration of material from a diverse and rich array of playwrights, we approach the work in a specific, practical and actionable way.

How We Can Help You

How We Can Help You

How We Can Help You

We take advantage of current technology to meet online and in person. We use modern methods to deliver classical techniques to anyone, anywhere in the world. Hone your craft and learn how to think like an actor.

What's Next

How We Can Help You

What's Next

We will continue to provide a platform for a range of experts and working professionals to join us as guests to provide tools to make you ready for the workplace.

Welcome! I'm Michael Yavnieli

My experience

Michael received a BA in acting from Florida State University in 1995, and began his study with Milton Katselas at the famed Beverly Hills Playhouse in May of the following year. He has appeared in over 30 television shows and films over the course of his acting career, having been fortunate enough to work with Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, Steve Martin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Garner, Christian Slater, Virginia Madsen, Cynthia Nixon, John Leguizamo, and Doris Roberts among many others.

Some of the screen directors he has worked with include Nancy Meyers, Sam Raimi, Allen Coulter, Craig Gillespie, and JJ Abrams. Theatre highlights include the 2013-2014 run of Skylight Theatre Company's YEARS TO THE DAY, for which he was nominated for Best Actor awards by the LA Drama Critics Circle and LA Weekly. Michael did over eighty performances of YEARS TO THE DAY, in Los Angeles, Paris, New York, Edinburgh, and Kansas City. He has also collaborated with noted director Gene Reynolds three times for the Skylight Theatre Company, with Tony Award-winning actor John Glover, and with John DiFusco and Ron Kovic in the 2008 Hermosa Beach Playhouse production of TRACERS (directed by John Drouillard), for which he received critical acclaim. Michael has been fortunate enough to explore the craft of acting with some of the most respected and sought after teachers available, over literally hundreds of critiques and thousands of hours of work. He is honored to now be presented with the opportunity to attempt to communicate some of that to his students. Michael lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their daughters.

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Acting Class with Michael Yavnieli - Structure and Prices

⦿ Ongoing Sessions

Every week via zoom, and in person.

Wednesday evenings at 7pm and runs four hours until about 10:30 PST  

In person class meets at The Zephyr Theatre

7456 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles CA 90046

⦿ Scene Study

Focused on playwright analysis, highlighting the work of a diverse group of significant and new voices in American theatre. Students are also encouraged to choose their own material.

⦿ Audition/Cold Reading

Live, online and self-tape. All will be covered.

⦿ Drop-in's welcome

⦿ Pricing

$250.00 per month in person

$79.00 per month online

$80.00 Drop in's available for in person

$40.00 Drop in's available for online

 

REFUND POLICY

Tuition for classes at MY Studios is due on the first of the month. If an actor begins class in the middle of the month, it is due before their first class. (single class tuition is due before the beginning of the class, package tuition is due before the start of the first class of the package). Class tuition is non-refundable. Advance payments for private coaching are refundable in the case of cancellation with no penalty.  

Private Coaching with Michael Yavnieli

Arete Actors Workshop Students

$50 per hour for audition coaching

Outside Clients

$75 an hour for audition coaching

Coaching sessions are available by appointment, seven days a week and held via Zoom. One hour minimum. Email us at info@myactingstudios.com to set an appointment.

Introduction to Voiceover Workshop with Jenn Wong

A 3-week Workshop

Taught by longtime friend of the studio, Voice Actor, and current VO professor at AMDA, Jenn Wong, this workshop will cover a bread range of topics, from home studio setups to commercials to animation/video game techniques and more. 

Email us to sign up

Thursday nights, January 15th, 22nd, and 29th

7pm-10pm

Upstairs @ El Centro

1103 B North El CentroAvenue

Los Angeles, CA 90038


Areté Member Rate: $150 for three-week course

Non-Member Rate: $200 for three week course

Strictly limited spaces

Biography

A graduate of UCLA’s school of Theater Film &
Television, Jenn Wong can most recently be heard
in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai on HBO as
Jingwei. Her voice can also be heard in the Call of
Duty game franchise as Operator Isabella Reyes,
in Starfield, as Keoni Alpin and Liang, in No Gain,
No Love on Amazon Prime as the English voice of
Son Hae-Yeong, Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius as
Mariale, in Disney XD’s Yo-Kai Watch (series and
film), voicing many characters over 40+ episodes,
as well as Summer Time Rendering on Hulu, as the
English voice of Hizuru Minakata. She has also
lent her voice to many commercials, podcasts, and
brands.

Music Theatre Workshop

In October we launched a Music Theatre Workshop with Studio Members, Nolan Monsibay and Mark Haan! This series covers, your body as an instrument, body-voice connection,breaking down the score and creating a character, auditioning, and marrying acting and vocal choices.

Nolan Monsibay & Mark Haan

Nolan Monsibay

Nolan Monsibay

Nolan Monsibay

Nolan Monsibay is a music director, singer, and actor from Burbank, CA. Recent productions he has directed include The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, Jekyll & Hyde, and Into the Woods with The Nocturne Theatre in Glendale. Nolan has an extensive background in jazz, choir, conducting, and improv comedy. 

Mark Haan

Nolan Monsibay

Nolan Monsibay

  Mark Haan is an actor, singer, and vocal coach specializing in musical theater and Bel Canto based in Los Angeles. He has taught voice professionally since 2019 and his students have appeared in productions across Southern California. Some of his own musical credits include Ninian Edwards in the touring production of The Lincolns of Spr

  Mark Haan is an actor, singer, and vocal coach specializing in musical theater and Bel Canto based in Los Angeles. He has taught voice professionally since 2019 and his students have appeared in productions across Southern California. Some of his own musical credits include Ninian Edwards in the touring production of The Lincolns of Springfield, Gaston in Beauty and the Beast and Hugh Dorsey in Parade both at the Simi Valley Actors Repertory Theater, and John Jasper in Drood at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle, WA. 

Commercial Workshop with Gabriel Tigerman and Cyrina Fiallo

Break into the lucrative world of commercial acting

 Check out Gabre and Cyrina's Commercial Acting Workshop. Both Gabe  and Cyrina have been in over 100 national commercials and will teach you everything you need to know to become a successful commercial actor. 

What We Cover

- Knowing Your Casting 

- Getting the Right Headshots

- Home Self-Tape Setup,

- Reels, Websites and Getting Agent

- Improvisation and Auditioning

Gabriel Tigerman

In addition to appearing in dozens of television shows, such as Silicon Valley, Supernatural, Masters of Sex and Grey's Anatomy, Gabriel Tigerman has also starred in over 100 national commercials and campaigns for products like Burger King, Geico, Scott's Lawn Care, Turbo Tax, Ford, and Hanes. After years of offering private one-on-one tutorials, Gabe is excited to bring his first online Commercial Workshop to MY | Acting Studios!

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New Introduction to Voiceover Workshop with Jenn Wong

Learn more or sign up now! 

 Thursdays Jan 15th 22nd, 29th 2026 from 7-10pm. At Upstairs at El Centro!

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